Rape–Reduction in Sentence- Discrepancies in statement of prosecutrix–Even doctor and investigating officer were not examined – sentence of 10 years reduced to already undergone of 8 years.
2017(4) Law Herald (SC) 2983 : 2017 LawHerald.Org 1830 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.A. Bobde Hon’ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao Criminal Appeal No.…
Bail—High Court has no jurisdiction to direct the Sessions Judge to “allow” the application for grant of bail.
(2018) 102 ACrC 639 : (2018) 182 AIC 158 : (2018) 1 AICLR 624 : (2017) AIR(SCW) 5848 : (2017) AIR(SC) 5848 : (2018) 1 AllCrlRulings 444 : (2018) AllSCR(Crl)…
Medical Council Act, 1956—Laboratory Report—It can be counter signed only by a registered medical practitioner with a post graduate qualification in pathology.
2017(4) Law Herald (SC) 2978 : 2017 LawHerald.Org 1827 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Gogoi Hon’ble Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi Petition(s) for Special Leave…
Packaged Water—Hotel and Restaurants can charge a higher price than MRP for supply of packaged water bottles during services provided to their customers.
(2018) AIR(SCW) 73 : (2018) AIR(SC) 73 : (2018) 1 AllWC 512 : (2018) 65 GST 448 : (2018) 1 KerLJ 205 : (2017) 4 LawHerald(SC) 2970 : (2018) 1 RCR(Civil) 513 : (2017)…
Framing of Charges—At the stage of framing of charge, the accused cannot ordinarily invoke Section 91— However, the court being under the obligation to impart justice and to uphold the law, is not debarred from exercising its power, if the interest of justice in a given case so require
(2017) AIR(SCW) 5846 : (2018) 1 AirKarR 432 : (2017) AIR(SC) 5846 : (2018) AllSCR(Crl) 27 : (2017) CriLR 1247 : (2017) 6 CTC 888 : (2017) 12 JT 101…
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, S.166 and S.147–Accident–Insurance– Once there is breach of condition of policy, the liability cannot be fastened on the insurer.
2017(4) Law Herald (SC) 2966 : 2017 LawHerald.Org 1824 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Hon’ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit…
Insurance—Theft of Vehicle—Lift given to strangers, who later stole the truck—Insurance Company held liable to pay.
(2018) AAC 237 : (2018) ACJ 8 : (2017) AIR(SCW) 5795 : (2017) AIR(SC) 5795 : (2018) AllSCR 150 : (2018) 1 AllWC 171 : (2018) 1 CPJ 1 :…
Narcotics—Burden of Proof—Mere registration of a case under the Act will not ipso facto shift the burden on to the accused from the very inception. Narcotics—Case Property—Mere fact of a FSL Report being available is no confirmation either of the seizure or that what was seized was contraband, in absence of the production of the seized item in Court as an exhibit.
(2018) 1 AllCrlRulings 14 : (2018) 2 JT 102 : (2018) 1 KerLJ 101 : (2017) 4 LawHerald(SC) 2947 : (2018) 1 RCR(Criminal) 108 : (2017) 6 RecentApexJudgments(RAJ) 339 : (2017) 14 Scale 90…
Motor Vehicles—Route Permit—A temporary permit cannot be issued to a private stage carriage operator to traverse on the notified route which is being served by the STU, in excess of the permissible distance provided under the scheme.
(2018) 2 LawHerald(SC) 609 : (2018) 7 SCALE 531 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION — Appellant Vs. BABY P.P. — Respondent ( Before : Kurian Joseph,…
Service Law—Superannuation—Parity-Assistant Public Prosecutors are not entitled to be treated at par with Public Prosecutors and other officers whose age of superannuation is specified at 60 years— The fact that the nature of duties and functions of Assistant Public Prosecutors and Public Prosecutors are similar, per se, cannot be the basis to claim parity with Public Prosecutors in respect of age of superannuation.
(2018) 2 LawHerald(SC) 605 : (2018) 7 SCALE 516 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH KERALA ASSISTANT PUBLIC PROSECUTORS ASSOCIATION — Appellant Vs. STATE OF KERALA — Respondent ( Before : Dipak Misra,…